# Accident 20060106000319A: Amtr MUSTANG2, Erie, CO, January 6, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 2006, 12:30 local time
- Place: Erie, CO
- Airport: Tri-County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0100° N, 105.0483° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0100&lon=-105.0483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N747MD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N747MD-2006-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Appel MUSTANG II (registry code 16901RA, https://openairdocs.org/model/appel-mustang-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MUSTANG2
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 464 total, 21 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060106000319A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) WHILE DEPARTING TRI-COUNTY AIRPORT (48V) ON RUNWAY 33, PILOT ENCOUNTERED STRONG GUST OF WIND CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND AIRCRAFT DEPARTING LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY. IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN CONTROL BACK ONTO RUNWAY, PILOT ENCOUNTERED A PROPELLER IMPACT WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ON ITS BACK CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN06CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA030), Jan 6, 2006: Appel Mustang II (N747MD), Erie, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight decision to depart in gusty winds, and the pilot's failure to maintain direction control during the departure roll. The high gusty crosswind contributed to the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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